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Gill Perkins

@bumblebeegill.bsky.social

CEO Bumblebee Conservation Trust. Inspirer. Knowledge. Energiser. Veg gardener, conservationist, current affairs, BUMBLEBEES, slave to a cat. Views my own

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Early Bumblebee queen on pink heather flowers.

Early Bumblebee queen on pink heather flowers.

Especially pleased to see my first Early Bumblebee of the year amongst all the Buff-taileds yesterday. #spring #earlybumblebee #bombuspratorum #britishbees #bugsky @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @davegoulson.bsky.social @bumblebeegill.bsky.social

04.03.2025 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What an incredible photo, thank you so much for sharing ๐Ÿงก

24.02.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two Buff-tailed bumblebees feeding on a sunflower.

Two Buff-tailed bumblebees feeding on a sunflower.

Weโ€™ve landed on Bluesky! ๐Ÿ

Follow us for the latest #bumblebee facts, project news and conservation updates ๐Ÿ’™

Letโ€™s get buzzing โ€“ say hi and tell us why you love bumblebees ๐Ÿ‘‡

21.02.2025 10:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 177    ๐Ÿ” 60    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
An image of a grassland with the text: "Grasslands store carbon, produce food and support our wildlife. But the UK Government has no strategic plan for them."

An image of a grassland with the text: "Grasslands store carbon, produce food and support our wildlife. But the UK Government has no strategic plan for them."

Did you know there is no dedicated team or person in Defra for grasslands, despite them covering 40% of England? ๐Ÿคฏ

We're joining @plantlifeuk.bsky.social & partners in calling for the Gov to establish a Grassland Taskforce to unlock their value ๐ŸŒฑ

Learn more: www.plantlife.org.uk/our-work/the...

25.02.2025 10:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 96    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
A bumblebee dusted in yellow pollen sitting in a greyed-out flower. Text reads: 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began.

A bumblebee dusted in yellow pollen sitting in a greyed-out flower. Text reads: 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began.

Itโ€™s official, 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began๐Ÿšจ

The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain๐Ÿ’”

Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...

27.02.2025 09:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 201    ๐Ÿ” 171    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
Mosses, reflections and misty layers.

Mosses, reflections and misty layers.

Winter mists, Skipwith Common
#naturePhotography #landscapePhotography #winter #misty #Yorkshire

08.01.2025 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 130    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A small shiny green bee clings to one section of a cluster of red trumpet shaped flowers

A small shiny green bee clings to one section of a cluster of red trumpet shaped flowers

Let's pretend it's July 7th instead January 7th. A hot summer day with a small metallic green sweat bee on the Bee Balm in my garden!

#invertebrates #NativePlants #FallBack #FallBackFlowers ๐ŸŒฟ

08.01.2025 02:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 387    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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January snow squall on the moors of South Uist, Outer Hebrides. Silver crystalline light and a biting northerly wind

Watercolour on Two Rivers paper
300x200mm

#SouthUist #OuterHebrides
#Watercolour #Watercolor
#Landscapepainting

09.01.2025 07:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A bit of homework today. We have a couple of talks coming up and though I had a winter shot of the hardy banana bed (musa rajapuri, musa โ€˜Helenโ€™& a good form of musa sikkimensis) I had no summer shots, then I checked videos and found this flamboyant performance from August!
๐ŸŒฑ

06.01.2025 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pulmonaria blue ensign just beginning to flower in the polytunnel. #plantsforpollinators

29.12.2024 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Well the perfect present

25.12.2024 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Christmas to all lovers of bumblebeesโ€ฆ..well ok everyone then, because you might all have a bumblebee in your heart one day ๐Ÿ

25.12.2024 09:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The first of your #12DaysofFoxmas today - your Christmas #FoxOfTheDay from @jennyurqhart !

25.12.2024 08:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1200    ๐Ÿ” 100    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Beach with soft yellow sand, small waves, emerald waters and cloudy sun lighten up skie

Beach with soft yellow sand, small waves, emerald waters and cloudy sun lighten up skie

All is Calm
All is Bright
๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„

24.12.2024 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4604    ๐Ÿ” 265    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 87    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Bee.

โ€˜Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas Movie House.
Merry Christmas Emporium.
Merry Christmas you wonderful old Building & Loanโ€ฆโ€™

Merry Christmas George Bailey.
To all the George Baileys out there.

Sometimes you live your dreams without knowing.

#MerryChristmasย 
#bee #goodnight #dream

25.12.2024 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 51    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A tenuous link to the festivities for todayโ€™s post. Merry Christmas all.
Turkey Oak, Quercus cerris. Leaves deeply divided with typically 5-8 pairs of lobes. Buds surrounded by long, narrow stipules. Acorn cup covered by narrow, long, spreading scales

25.12.2024 07:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bee.

โ€˜And goodnight to the street sweepers
the night watchman flame keepers
and goodnight Matilda, tooโ€ฆโ€™

Dream beyond the wars of men without soulsโ€ฆ

#bee #goodnight #dream

23.12.2024 01:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 74    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The sun shines through a cloudy sky over the beach and reflected in the ocean. There's a wood fence in the foreground with opening to walk through to go down to the beach

The sun shines through a cloudy sky over the beach and reflected in the ocean. There's a wood fence in the foreground with opening to walk through to go down to the beach

When I stand in this spot I know I'm about to see birds and crabs, maybe some dolphins, feel the wind and hear the waves and get lots of sand in my shoes. Glorious

#ArtAdventCalendar ๐ŸŒฟ

23.12.2024 03:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 364    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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A super evening with the incomparable Olly Smith, wine and bumblebees

04.09.2024 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"People should care, quite frankly. Because if you're silent about injustice, you're giving consent to it." (Mark Konrad)(Photo Credit: Christian Buehner/Pexels)

Happy Saturday, y'all.

14.12.2024 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3380    ๐Ÿ” 312    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Bluesky is proving well up to the task of providing helpful & informative Syria coverage. Some amazing footage around. Verification etc can only make things better moving forward.

08.12.2024 11:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15094    ๐Ÿ” 1268    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 206    ๐Ÿ“Œ 28
Mixed media illustration looking down into the snow-covered Pennine Village. The picture is largely monotone. The focal point is the pink walls of an old inn on the bridge.

Mixed media illustration looking down into the snow-covered Pennine Village. The picture is largely monotone. The focal point is the pink walls of an old inn on the bridge.

Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 8
โ€˜Snowstorm in a Pennine Valleyโ€™
Artist: SR Badmin

08.12.2024 08:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 793    ๐Ÿ” 133    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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#bumblebees have a lovely day

08.12.2024 06:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bumblebees can fly in a straight line even with a 30 mph cross windโ€ฆbut perhaps not this weekend!

08.12.2024 06:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) American Bumble Bee in August 2022 by James Kindt. Interesting behavior- American bumble bee cuts open closed trumpetvine flower to get inside. No...

โ€œNectar-robbingโ€ is a well-known phenomenon, but a few years ago I saw something a little different- a bumblebee cutting open a trumpetvine (Campsis radicans) flower to retrieve pollen. Does this have a name? #bees #inaturalist #pollination

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

01.12.2024 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely fascinating! Make sure you read the full thread....

Thank you @hcslambert.bsky.social for making this so accessible ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒป

#bumblebees #flowers #insects

27.11.2024 22:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi Elaine we are doing a social media review at the moment to look into it all and consider our resources before moving over. We have a very small team!

27.11.2024 05:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The government is legally required to make the UK net zero by 2050 , but weโ€™re seriously off track to achieving our climate targets . Warmer homes , cheaper energy , better transport , cleaner air and decent green jobs are achievable . . . but we need action . 1/

26.11.2024 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1253    ๐Ÿ” 260    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Woven stems

Woven stems

Iโ€™ve started weaving #festivewreaths & #christmasttees. But the trees look like wings!!! Hmmm. I wonder what I can make that has wings??? I know โ€ฆ.. maybe #bumblebees! ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ. What do you think??

26.11.2024 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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